Table 1 lists the new and changed JES2 commands. See z/OS JES2 Commands for more detailed information.
| Interface_type | Release | Description | Reason for change |
|---|---|---|---|
| $A Job | z/OS® V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter JOBCORR added. | Releases a subset of jobs by a matching job correlator parameter value. |
| $ADD JOBCLASS | z/OS V2R1 | New command: New command for defining a new job class. | Creates a new job class. |
| $C Job | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter JOBCORR added. | Cancels a subset of jobs by a matching job correlator parameter value. |
| $C O Job | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter JOBCORR added. | Cancels output for a subset of jobs by a matching job correlator parameter value. |
| $D CKPTDEF | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: Changed parameter INUSE. | Displays checkpoint data set multi-access spool configuration. |
| $D CLASSGRP | z/OS V2R1 | New command: Display class groups. | Displays job class groups for the member. |
| $D DEBUG | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New command for displaying debug settings. | Displays JES2 monitoring and recording activity settings. |
| $D I(nnmmm) | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: CLass parameter updated. | CLass parameter supports up to eight characters. |
| $D INITINFO | z/OS V2R1 | New command: New command for displaying initialization information. | Displays JES2 initialization information. |
| $D Job | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameters JOBCORR and REQuires_zos added. CLass parameter updated. | Displays information about a subset of jobs by a matching job correlator parameter value. Displays the required z/OS level. CLass parameter supports up to eight characters. |
| $D JOBCLASS | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameters DSENQSHR and SYSSYM added. Updated jobclass parameter. | Displays the setting for shared control of data set serialization. Displays system symbols setting. Jobclass supports up to eight characters. |
| $D JOBDEF | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameters CISUB_PER_AS, CNVT_ENQ, CNVT_SCHENV, INTERPRET added. | Displays the settings for subtasks, ENQ, scheduling environment and interpreter parameters. |
| $DEL JOBCLASS | z/OS V2R1 | New command: New command for deleting a job class. | Deletes a user-defined job class. |
| $D O Job | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter JOBCORR added. | Displays output characteristics for a subset of jobs by a matching job correlator parameter value. |
| $D OFF(n).JR | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: CLass parameter changed. | Multiple job class names up to eight characters in length can be specified. |
| $D OFF(n).JT | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: CLass parameter changed. | Multiple job class names up to eight characters in length can be specified. |
| $D OUTDEF | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameters JOEUSE, SAPI_OPT and WS_OPT added. Removed BRODCAST parameter. | Displays number of JOES and settings for SAPI work selection optimization. |
| $D RDR(nn) | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: CLass parameter changed. | Multiple job class names up to eight characters in length can be specified. |
| $D SPOOL | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter ABSTR added. | Displays the size and starting track for each SPOOL data set on the volume. |
| $E Job | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter JOBCORR added. CLass parameter updated. | Restarts a subset of jobs by a matching job correlator parameter value. CLass parameter supports up to eight characters. |
| $H Job | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter JOBCORR added. CLass parameter updated. | Holds a subset of jobs by a matching job correlator parameter value. CLass parameter supports up to eight characters. |
| $L Job | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter JOBCORR added. | Lists job output information for a subset of jobs by a matching job correlator parameter value. |
| $O Job | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter JOBCORR added. | Releases or cancels held output groups for a subset of jobs by a matching job correlator parameter value. |
| $P Job | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter JOBCORR added. CLass parameter updated. | Purges a subset of jobs by a matching job correlator parameter value. CLass parameter supports up to eight characters. |
| $P O Job | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter JOBCORR added. | Purges output for a subset of jobs by a matching job correlator parameter value. |
| $P TRACE | z/OS V1R13 | Changed command: Reserved trace IDs changed. | Trace IDs 48-255 are available for customer use. |
| $S Job | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter JOBCORR added. | Initiates a subset of batch jobs into execution by a matching job correlator parameter value. |
| $S TRACE | z/OS V1R13 | Changed command: Reserved trace IDs changed. | Trace IDs 48-255 are available for customer use. |
| $T CKPTDEF | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: Changed parameter MODE. | MODE=DUPLEX does not affect the checkpoint INUSE setting for multi-access spool configuration. |
| $T Init | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter JOBCORR added. | Multiple job class names up to 8 characters in length can now be specified. |
| $T INTRDR | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameters ASID_TRACE, JOBNAME_TRACE and JOB_NUMBER_TRACE added. CLass parameter changed. | Specifies ASID, job name and job number to use for filtering JES2 INTRDR trace points. Specifies the default execution job class for internal readers that are not specified on the JOB statement. |
| $T Job | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter JOBCORR added. CLass parameter updated. | Changes a subset of jobs' class, priority or affinity by a matching job correlator parameter value. CLass parameter supports up to eight characters. |
| $T JOBCLASS | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameters ACTIVE, DSENQSHR, GROUP, SYSSYM added. CLass parameter changed. | Sets active, data set serialization, group and system symbol job class characteristics. Multiple job class names up to 8 characters in length can now be specified. |
| $T JOBDEF | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameters CISUB_PER_AS, CNVT_ENQ, CNVT_SCHENV, INTERPRET added. | Sets job processing characteristics for subtasks, ENQ, scheduling environment and interpreter parameters. |
| $T L(nnnn).ST(n) | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: LIMit and PLIM parameters changed. | Variable size range is 0-4294967295. |
| $T L(nn).JT(nn) | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: LIMit and PLIM parameters changed. | Variable size range is 0-4294967295. |
| $T O Job | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameter JOBCORR added. | Sets output characteristics for ha subset of jobs by a matching job correlator parameter value. |
| $T OFF(n).JR | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: CLass parameter changed. | Multiple job class names up to 8 characters in length can now be specified. |
| $T OFF(n).JT | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: CLass and LIMit parameters changed. | Multiple job class names up to 8 characters in length can now be specified. Variable size range is 0-4294967295. |
| $T OFF(n).SR | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: SYSOUT work selection processing. | Specifies work selection and processing characteristics of offload SYSOUT receivers. |
| $T OFF(n).ST | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: LIMit and PLIM parameters changed. | Variable size range is 0-4294967295. |
| $T OUTDEF | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: New parameters SAPI_OPT and WS_OPT added. Removed BRODCAST parameter. | Enables or disables SAPI work selection optimization. |
| $T PROCLIB | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: Function updated. | $T PROCLIB functional update. |
| $T PRT(nnnnn) and $T R(nnnnn).PR(m) | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: LIMit parameter changed. | Output size range is 0-4294967295. |
| $T PUN(nn) and $T R(nnnnn).PU(m) | z/OS V2R1 | Changed command: LIMit parameter changed. | Output size range is 0-4294967295. |
| $T TRACE | z/OS V1R13 | Changed command: Reserved trace IDs changed. | Trace IDs 48-255 are available for customer use. |
| $D SPOOL | z/OS V1R13 | Changed command: New parameters MIGDATA, MPERCENT, PHASE, and TARGET added. | Displays spool migration information |
| $D SPOOLDEF | z/OS V1R13 | Changed command: New parameter DSNMASK added. | Displays data set mask name |
| $E JOB | z/OS V1R13 | Changed command: New parameter STEP added. | Restarts job at next step once current step completes |
| $MSPL | z/OS V1R13 | New command: Migrate a spool volume. | Migrates spool volume to new or existing spool volume |
| $S SPOOL | z/OS V1R13 | Changed command: New parameter DSNAME added. | Specifies a data set name for a new spool volume |
| $T JOB | z/OS V1R13 | Changed command: New parameter SPIN added. | SPINs JESLOG data sets or a SYSOUT DD |
| $T JOBCLASS | z/OS V1R13 | Changed command: New parameter JOBRC added. | Sets method JES2 will use to determine job return codes for class |
| $T SPOOL | z/OS V1R13 | Changed command: New parameter SPACE added. | Expands a spool volume data set |
| $T SPOOLDEF | z/OS V1R13 | Changed command: New parameter VOLUME added. | Sets prefix for JES2 spool volumes |